Johannes Meyer
Handsome smart tall blonde Danish performer Johannes Meyer born in 1884. After graduating grom Gymnasium, Mayer applied twice to the Royal Theatre School and was twice rejected. He made his stage debut at the Dagmarteatret in Copenhagen in 1905 and went on to perform at nearly... Read full bio →
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Støvsugerbanden
In the vicinity of Copenhagen, a group of pensioners live in a very large villa. The owner, Doctor Bach, has invited a colleague, the young master Peter Park , to visit him. They have a common interest that they could discuss during his stay. When he arrives, it is at a most inconvenient time.
Landsbylægen
A new, single, young doctor comes to town, taking over from a retiring doctor. The young women are excited and the old women have something to gossip about. He proves to be honest, competent and reliable. Who's the lucky lady?
Krudt og klunker
A big apartment in 1890s Copenhagen houses a couple with 6 kids, a grandma and help. There's never a dull moment - pistol, prison, snake, sailor and the patriarch being a zoologist interested in phrenology.
Hendes store aften
A rich Dane flies to Copenhagen. He meets "Cinderella" working in a women's fashion clothing and accessories store. He invites her to a New Year's Eve ball after buying her all from shoes to necklace. Midnight?
Hejrenæs
Siblings Vibeke and Hans-Henrik are to celebrate her 21st birthday with a big party, at which their common friend Ulla reveals that she is engaged to him, and that Vibeke is adopted. Maybe that's why Vibeke realizes she wants him too?
Ta' Pelle med
The nice householder Lauritz fights for the day and the road - especially for the sake of his granddaughter Adda and the orphanage children Pelle and Ole. When Lauritz injures his back, just as the harvest is approaching, the situation is threatening. And it gets worse when the evil manager at Bakkegården decides to recover an old debt.
Det store løb
Due to his weakness for women and gambling, the old landowner Vilhelm Stone has ruined his marriage and lost his son and friends. But when he dies, his son Niels returns home from Australia to take over the estate. However, it is not that simple. Lawyers drag out the inheritance case, and initially Niels only inherits the racehorse Ibrahim.
Avismanden
At Vesterbros Torv in Copenhagen, Olsen has his newspaper kiosk serving high and low in society: Homeless men, a district attorney with marriage pains, a barmaid and a writer. They all fight with life. Olsen's faith, his good heart and his wisdom of life makes him a very special person. Danish film noir.
Som sendt fra himlen
Laura says "no" at her wedding and flees the church, ending up at an abandoned cabin that later is filled with the owner and wedding guests who tracked her down.
Mød mig paa Cassiopeia
A stage writer desperate for inspiration acquires a muse straight out of Greek mythology. She bedazzles everyone she meets, but will the play be done in time, and will earthly life win the muse over?
Det sande ansigt
Lau Lauritzen plays an ordinary architect, with a wife and a son. He gets accused for killing a 10-year old girl, and of course nobody doubts he's the one. Even his wife and his uncle has trouble believing him, but at least they don't tell him.
Mosekongen
Landowner Munk has problems – he cherishes his wild moorland and does not want to parcel it out. His friend Martin Hald tries to mediate, but in vain. At the same time, Munk is worried about his nephew Jørgen, who grew up with him. He is in prison – convicted on false grounds.
De røde heste
The old renowned Landboskole is spreading a new team of Agricultural Candidates after completing the Course.
Støt står den danske sømand
On the 9th of April 1940, the crew of a Danish merchant ship receives the news of Germany's invasion of Denmark. Instead of returning home, they vote in favor of setting course for England. The crew will undergo much hardship over the next five years ...
Soldaten og Jenny
A good natured soldier with a killer right hand falls in love with a beautiful girl who has a troubled past.
Mine kære koner
The celebrated actor George Bergmann has four divorces behind him. When his four former wives get the impression that he is cozying up to a very young actress, they feel that they must take action.
Tag til Rønneby Kro
A resolute intervention by Mortensen and Jensen prevents a larger drama in the small provincial village of Rønneby.
Tag det som en mand
Jens and Trille Woller have only been married for six months, and so far they live happily together in their cozy artist's dormitory, where Jens works with a brush and palette in front of his easel, while Trille sits behind her typewriter and writes short stories for the weekly magazines. But that's only so far.
Under byens tage
Under the city's roofs, life goes on in a motley manner. It alternates with tears and smiles, with happiness and sadness. In the artist restaurant "Mona Bar" in the inner city, the former model Mona Frank acts as the goddess of artists. She helps with both money and heartache. Among the many artists, Niels Brandemose has his own face.
Plat eller krone
This film follows two men, the plain Herkules (Ib Schønberg) and the rich Erik (Angelo Bruun). When they were boys, Erik defended his good friend Herkules. And he never forgot that fact. They stay up for each other, no matter that Erik gambles his money away, or what ever happens to Herkules.
Inkognito
The wealthy Olaf Brammer is the real owner of a nationwide company that trades in household goods. But he has no say, as the authoritative general manager Schram manages both the business and Olaf Brammer with a sure hand.
Du skal ære din hustru
A bully browbeats his wife and children until he meets his match in the woman who raised him.
Die Gezeichneten
Based on the novel by Aage Madelung, this film about anti-semitism in 1905 Russia is extremely rare (only 4 prints survive in archives).
Blade af Satans bog
Dreyer's classic silent film tells the tale of Satan's (Helge Nissen) banishment from heaven.